Chambers Lodge, California

For the place formerly with this name, see Tahoma, California.

Chambers Lodge
—  Unincorporated community  —
Chambers Lodge Location in California
Coordinates: 39°04′24″N 120°08′29″W / 39.07333°N 120.14139°W / 39.07333; -120.14139Coordinates: 39°04′24″N 120°08′29″W / 39.07333°N 120.14139°W / 39.07333; -120.14139
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer County
Elevation[1]	6,237 ft (1,901 m)

Chambers Lodge (also, McKinney)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.^[1] Chambers Lodge is located on Lake Tahoe, 1.25 miles (2.0 km) southeast of Homewood.^[2] It lies at an elevation of 6237 feet (1901 m).^[1]

The McKinney post office opened in 1884, changed the name to Chambers Lodge in 1928, and closed for good in 1959.^[2] The name McKinney honored John McKinney who settled there in 1864.^[2] The name Chambers Lodge honored David H. Chambers who built a lodge at the site in 1928.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambers Lodge, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 464. ISBN 9781884995149.